Rock Star Attracts Crowds at Pro-Am
Author: David Elfin
Publication: The Washington Times
Date: May 14, 1992
Abstract: Glenn discusses golf.
Former White House chief of staff John Sununu; House minority leader Bob Michel of Illinois; Ethel Kennedy, widow of Sen. Robert Kennedy; LPGA executive director Charles Mechem and NBC sportscaster Kathleen Sullivan all played in yesterday's pro-am for the LPGA Championship, but the most watched celebrity was rock star Glenn Frey.
"I consider myself a pretty good athlete; I wrestled in high school [at 112 pounds in Royal Oak. Mich.], I've played tennis, baseball and softball and I've skiied, but golf is the most difficult sport I've ever tried," said the founding member of Eagles, who is starting a solo tour next month in Germany. "I've been playing 11 years ever since my dad [Ed] was getting ready to retire and went to Hawaii.
"Golf's an addiction," said Frey, who played with Cindy Rarick yesterday and has caddied on the tour before. "It really gets under your skin. Whenever I play, I feel like I'm skipping school, that I should be somewhere else. As a musician, I spend a lot of time indoors in recording studios with no windows and with the music at various volumes. Golf is a great contrast, getting outside where it's quiet."
Frey, 43, who belongs to country clubs in Colorado and California, sometimes plays with fellow rock stars Jimmy Buffett, Huey Lewis and Bruce Hornsby.
